Fingernail sander

Abstract

A fingernail grinder uses a bench grinder-like configuration wherein a motor has dual output shafts with a wheel with an abrasive outer circumference attached to one of the shafts. The wheel is contained within a protective housing that has a longitudinal slit through which a fingernail passes to be ground down by the abrasive wheel. A padded member may surround the slit in order to help the user control the depth of insertion of the fingernail. At least one additional slit can be provided with a padded member of different thickness. The opposite side of the device can have a second abrasive wheel with a different coarseness, a buffing wheel or a centrifugal fan contained within a fan housing and having a debris collection bag near the bottom thereof. The fan housing is connected to the abrasive wheel housing and draws the fingernail debris out of that housing and deposits the debris in the debris bag.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to device that uses a rotating wheel having an abrasive outer circumference that grinds down a person's fingernails.[0003]2. Background of the Prior Art[0004]Many people need to be well groomed in their calling in order to provide a professional and hygienic appearance to their clients. Workers in the food industry, salespeople, and dental and medical workers, are all examples of professionals that need to employ and maintain proper grooming habits. Additionally, many people, such as those going on a date, or those going on a job interview, want to look good and neatly groomed in order to provide a good impression.[0005]One aspect of overall good grooming is the need to keep fingernails neat and trimmed. No one wants a waiter with dirty fingernails delivering their steak dinner. To achieve neat and trimmed fingernails, many people employ either a small pair of trimming scissors or, more typ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0009]The fingernail sander of the present invention addresses the aforementioned needs in the art by providing a nail trimming device that is of relatively simple design and construction, allowing the device to be built using standard manufacturing techniques, making the fingernail sander relatively inexpensive and thus readily affordable for a large segment of the marketplace for these types of devices. The fingernail sander has safeguards in place that are designed to minimize the potential for injury. The fingernail sander operates at a sufficiently fast and acceptable level in its nail trimming function. The fingernail sander is operated in an ambidextrous fashion so that a similar nail trim can be achieved on either hand of a user even if such a user has very skewed dominance in his or her hands' dexterity levels.

Problems solved by technology

However, the process is not without its problems.

Many people need to let their fingernails grow to a certain length before trimming them because if trimming shorter nails is attempted, a painful cut below the desired cut line may be experienced.

As anyone who has cut themselves in this fashion can attest, such a cut remains painful for an extended period of time.

This problem is especially acute when attempting to trim the nails on the dominate hand using the non-dominant hand.

While highly effective for great looking nails, going to a manicurist is both expensive and time-consuming and is a luxury that is not practical for most.

However, some such devices are unduly complex in design and construction making them unnecessarily expensive and cost-prohibitive for the average consumer.

Other devices have the potential to cause injury to the user if the device is not used precisely as specified.

To solve this particular problem, some devices operate at a speed that is too slow to be considered practical by many people.

Still other devices rely on good manual dexterity for their proper use so that a user can experience the problem of properly trimming nails on the dominant hand while operating the device with the non-dominant hand.

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